AR Rahman, who has been receiving applause for composing the music of the recent film, Amar Singh Chamkila, is in awe of American singer-songwriter, Taylor Swift. The Oscar Award-winning composer says he is open to the idea of collaborating with the “Cruel Summer” hitmaker. In a recent interview with Connect FM Canada, he said that as far as creating music with Taylor is concerned, the genre doesn’t matter. “Whatever she wants! If she wants a dance number, it will be a dance number, if she wants a romantic number, it will be a romantic number. She writes the lyrics anyway!” he shared.
Taylor, recently scripted history by becoming the first musician in the world to become a billionaire, joining the annual Forbes Billionaires List for the first time. Speaking about the same, Rahman, added that the “Blank Space” singer is an inspiration to the world of music. He continued, “If people take the power of music to do good things, it is great. Michael Jackson had the power to do that. He did a lot of charity concerts and did philanthropy work in Africa. It is nice to see Taylor attaining that. She has gone through so much. She got cheated and made a comeback. She is a good case study and inspiration for musicians.”
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Recently, Diljit Dosanjh, who plays the titular role of Amar Singh Chamkila in the biopic, was seen touching the musician’s feet during the music launch of the film. The “Humma Humma” composer said he loves Diljit’s swag and humility. “Diljit is very respectful and makes me feel very old,” he joked. When asked to describe singer Arijit Singh in one word, Rahman, responded, “Pure.”
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The composer has worked with KS Chithra on many songs, including the soulful track “Yeh Haseen Vadiyan” from the critically acclaimed film, Roja. He said that the veteran singer has taken “the legacy of the greats forward”. “She is the only person who handled it so beautifully in the South,” he added.
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Rahman, who collaborated with Amar Singh Chamkila director Imtiaz Ali on four films, including Highway, Tamasha and Rockstar, said he must choose a director with an eye for a story as opposed to going for a great storyline to compose the music for a film. “ It is mostly directors because they always pick the right storyline,” he added.
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When asked to pick a favourite track between “What Was I Made For” by Billie Eilish and Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers,” Rahman picked, What Was I Made For which featured in Barbie. Between Ariana Grande and Taylor, he picked Taylor for “What she has achieved and her humanitarian work.”
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The Rangeela composer revealed that he is excited about working with both established and budding artistes, but said he doesn’t take awards seriously. Answering if he would choose an Indian or international recognition, he quickly reacted, “Both are not important!”
Reponsidng a series of questions, he chose “Urvashi” over “Muqabala” or “Chhaiyya Chhaiyya” over “Humma Humma” which are his compositions. The musician also said between veteran lyricists, Javed Akhtar and Gulzar, the former has a better sense of humour. “He can make you laugh!” added Rahman, who picked king of pop Michael Jackson over Americal singer-songwriter and guitarist, Bruce Bruce Springsteen.
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